WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2014
Q48. Which ruler was a contemporary of both Buddha and Mahavira?
A. Bimbisara
B. Chandragupta
C. Pradyot
D. Ajatasatru
Answer – A. Bimbisara
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Q49. Which was a major port of the Indus Valley?
A. Lothal
B. Kalibangan
C. Chanhudaro
D. Mehargarh
Answer –A. Lothal
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Q50. Chandragupta Maurya was succeeded by
A. Bindusara
B. Ajatasatru
C. Ashoka
D. Harsha
Answer – A. Bindusara
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Q51. What was the policy of Samudragupta in the South?
A. Conquest
B. Dharma Vijaya
C. Digvijay
D. None of the above
Answer – B. Dharma Vijaya
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Q52. The oldest Veda is
A. Atharvaveda
B. Rigveda
C. Yajurveda
D. Samveda
Answer – B. Rigveda
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Q53. Sasanka belonged to the
A. Pal dynasty
B. Sen dynasty
C. Gauda dynasty
D. Kamrup dynasty
Answer –C. Gauda dynasty
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Q54. Alexander fought against Perus on the Banks of the river
A. Indus
B. Jhelum
C. Ravi
D. lravati
Answer – B. Jhelum
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Q55. Who is the author of ‘Indica’?
A. Herodotus
B. Megastenes
C. Strabo
D. Plutarch
Answer – B. Megastenes
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Q56. Taxila was the famous site of
A. Early Vedic Age
B. Gandhara Art
C. Gupta Art
D. Mauryan Art
Answer – B. Gandhara Art
Explanation-
WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2013
Q57. The Great Bath was found in ______
A. Lothal
B. Harappa
C. Mohen-jo-daro
D. Kalibangan
Answer – C. Mohen-jo-daro
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Q58. Who composed ‘Ai-hole prasasti’?
A. Kautilya
B. Rabikirti
C. Harisena
D. Nayanikar
Answer – B. Rabikirti
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Q59. Buddha was born in –
A. 523 B.C.
B. 563 B.C.
C. 623 B.C.
D. 602 B.C
Answer – B. 563 B.C.
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Q60. The first permanent home of the Aryans in India was –
A. Punjab
B. Rajasthan
C. Sindh
D. Gujarat
Answer – A. Punjab
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Q61. Who of the following put up stiff resistance against Alexander?
A. Ambhi
B. Mahapadma
C. Porus
D. All of the above
Answer – C. Porus
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Q62. In his inscriptions, Ashoka calls himself
A. Priyadarshi
B. Dhammasoka
C. Daivaputra
D. Devanampriya Priyadarsin
Answer – D. Devanampriya Priyadarsin
Explanation-
Q63. Which of the following Gupta rulers was known as Vikramaditya?
A. Chandragupta-I
B. Samudragupta
C. Chandragupta-II
D. Skandagupta
Answer – C. Chandragupta-II
Explanation-
WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2012
Q64. Who composed the Allahabad Prasasti of Sumudragupta?
A. Kalhana
B. Bilhana
C. Banabhatta
D. Harisena
Answer –D. Harisena
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Q65. In which ancient text you will find the earliest reference to the Varna System?
A. Manu Samhita
B. Rigveda
C. Atharva Veda
D. Satapatha Brahmana
Answer – B. Rigveda
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Q66. Who among the Gupta rulers was known as ‘Lichchavi-dauhitra’?
A. Samudragupta
B. Chandragupta II
C. Kumargupta
D. Skandagupta
Answer – A. Samudragupta
Explanation-
WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2011
Q67. The first metal discovered by man was
A. Iron
B. Aluminium
C. Zinc
D. Copper
Answer – D. Copper
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Q68. The main Buddhist religious texts are written in
A. Prakrit
B. Sanskrit
C. Pali
D. Ardha Magadhi
Answer – C. Pali
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Q69. Alexander stayed in India for
A. 16 months
B. 19 months
C. 20 months
D. 24 months
Answer – B. 19 months
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Q70. An important port in the time of Satavahanas was
A. Sopara
B. Tamralipta
C. Calicut
D. Cochin
Answer – A. Sopara
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Q71. Who was known as Amitraghata?
A. Bimbisara
B. Bindusara
C. Ashoka
D. Kalasoka
Answer –B. Bindusara
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Q72. Who issued the Nasik Prasasti (Inscription)?
A. Gautamiputra Satakarni
B. Samudragupta
C. Harshavardhan
D. Dharmapala
Answer – A. Gautamiputra Satakarni
Explanation-
Q73. The Lion capital of currency notes was discovered from
A. Bharut
B. Sanchi
C. Bodh Gaya
D. Sarnath
Answer – D. Sarnath
Explanation-
WBCS Preliminary Question Paper – 2010
Q74. To which period of Indian history did Aryabhatta and Varahamihira (Scientist and Mathematician respectively) belong?
A. Maurya period
B. Gupta period
C. Pala period
D. Delhi Sultanate
Answer – B. Gupta period
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Q75. With the people of which country Harappan people carried trade?
A. China
B. Iran
C. Russia
D. Sumer
Answer – D. Sumer
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Q76. The oldest school of Indian Philosophy is
A. Yoga
B. Samkhya
C. Vaisesika
D. Karma Mimansa
Answer – B. Samkhya
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Q77. Who was Megasthenes?
A. Ambassador of Seleucus
B. Prime Minister of Chandragupta Maurya
C. A Greek pilgrim
D. A Chinese traveller
Answer – A. Ambassador of Seleucus
Explanation-
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